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GWR REVEALS BID FOR WEST MIDLANDS REGIONAL RADIO
GWR has announced plans to bid for the new analogue regional radio licence in the West Midlands. The licence, which covers Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Coventry, is due to be advertised by
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BBC'S SCOTT SWAPS TV STRATEGY FOR MARKETING ROLE
Jane Scott has been appointed to the new role of controller, strategic marketing for BBC TV, encompassing strategy and marketing for BBC 1, BBC 2, BBC Choice and BBC Knowledge. Previously
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BBC TV pitches for extra cash
Top BBC Broadcast executives have begun hammering out blueprints to secure extra cash for key TV services, with BBC 1 pitching for up to£100 million and BBC 2 seeking£75 million extra a year, writes Tim Dams.
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Salmon calls for more BBC drama
BBC 1 controller Peter Salmon said he wants to see more drama on the channel, as he launched a£242 million spring/summer season this week.Unveiling 10 new dramas, he said: 'I
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Granada raids BBC to fill digital post
Granada Media has poached Newsnight daily editor Eddie Morgan to head Digital Citizen, the company's public service TV initiative.Reporting to Granada Media chief executive Steve Morrison and managing director, operations Jules
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Off the Record - Onan the barbarian
You read it here first. The most talked-about show this summer will be Channel 4's Big Brother - at least, it will be if the Dutch experience is anything to go
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Barb warns cable over digital data
Millions of viewers could be frozen out of the traditional Barb TV measurement system because cable companies are reluctant to provide access to their new digital set-top boxes, according to Barb
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Interview - Backstage comic
Simon Wright's Working Title TV has tended to keep a low profile in the UK, but the company's latest production, Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased), has thrust the Universal-owned outfit into the limelight.
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SKY MOVIEMAX DROPS MOVIE BABYLON
Sky MovieMax show Movie Babylon has failed to secure a recommission for a new series. Produced in-house, the 30 x 30-minute show presented by Sue Perkins, first aired in October 1999.
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Oldest mums doc plays on Blair's baby
ITV's Real Life strand has greenlit a one-off documentary from Granada about Britain's oldest mums, to coincide with the birth of Cherie Blair's baby, writes Colin Robertson.
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BBC dominates RTS Awards
The BBC cleaned up at the Royal Television Society Awards on Tuesday (21 March), scooping 12 prizes against Channel 4's seven and ITV's three, writes Ashley Davies.
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THE SLEEPER NOW WIDE AWAKE AND IN PRODUCTION
BBC Production drama serials department has gone into production with The Sleeper, a psychological/supernatural thriller for BBC 1. Billed as a darkly humorous tale of strange goings on at a haunted
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MACHINE ROOM EXPANDS DVD AUTHORING SERVICES
The Machine Room has expanded its DVD services as a result of increased demand. It has installed a second DVD authoring system and is planning a third suite. Andrea Russell has
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Off the Record - Snack attack
Peter Salmon proudly unveiled his channel's summer highlights at BBC 1's seasonal programme launch at the Great Eastern Hotel on Monday. His BBC 2 counterpart Jane Root, however, will celebrate the
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SCOTTISH AND GRAMPIAN APPOINT NEWS CHIEFS
Grampian TV and Scottish TV have named their new heads of news and current affairs as Henry Eagles and Paul McKinney respectively. Eagles, currently head of news, will add current affairs
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Sony Awards shortlist announced
The nominations for the Sony Radio Awards 2000 were announced on Monday (20 March), with the BBC again clocking up the highest overall number of shortlisted entries - 57, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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And Finally ... BBC Talent executive Angie Stephenson - you can succumb to her charm or brave her left jab
If you weren't in TV, what would you be doing?Playing guitar in an indie bandWhat's your proudest achievement?Getting Greg Dyke, Matthew Bannister and Alan Yentob to audition for BBC TalentWho do
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Red Post Production is behind promotional material and IDs for the launch of Spanish satellite TV learning channel Beca, designed by Red's Dan Andrews and art directors Roger Gual and Javier
Red Post Production is behind promotional material and IDs for the launch of Spanish satellite TV learning channel Beca, designed by Red's Dan Andrews and art directors Roger Gual and Javier
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WILD HORSEMEN CELEB DOC PRE-SOLD ALL OVER WORLD
Tiger Aspect-owned Tigress Productions has pre-sold its latest 1 x 60-minute celebrity documentary, Wild Horsemen of Mongolia With Julia Roberts, to Network Ten Australia and Discovery for Latin America, Asia, Australia,
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BBC current affairs gets cash injection
BBC News is to spend an extra£1 million on its current affairs output while simultaneously launching a major review of the corporation's business programming, which is expected to see the